New for the 2008 summer racing season is the latest Cyclone
touring car! The Cyclone TC has the latest suspension and
performance tweaks that our world-travelling Hot Bodies racing team
uses, making it the perfect car for club racers!

Several new features mark this latest Hot Bodies high-end touring
car, making it the weapon of choice for racers around the world. By
making several incremental updates to the Cyclone, HB designers are
able to give to you extra tuning options front and rear, improved
durability, increased rear traction, adjustable stiffness and
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The Cyclone TC is the ultimate refinement of the top Hot Bodies
touring car. It has all the latest updates and advanced features
that Hot Bodies team drivers like Atsushi Hara, Ronald Volker and
Andy Moore use to dominate race weekends all around the world.
These and other HB team drivers are always testing the newest,
latest thing to make sure they get to the top step of the podium,
and it's our devoted customers that really benefit!

We are extremely proud to offer the Cyclone TC with a wide range of
improvements:

We're sure you will find the Cyclone TC is equipped with
everything you need to take home all the trophies you could want,
and at a great low price as well!

Let's not forget what made the Moore-speed World Champion
Edition so great!
The Moore-speed Cyclone World Champion Edition was THE car to have
in 2007, because it collected all the options and performance
extras used by Andy Moore to win the 2006-2007 IFMAR World
Championship. The Cyclone Hara Edition which preceded this car was
already loaded with excellent standard features, and the
Moore-speed version added even more performance to the mix, giving
racers every possible option they could use to get them ahead of
the competition.

As a World Championship-winning car, it featured tons of standard
features that you wouldn't find on many other top-level racing
cars:

All of these features are present on Cyclone TC, giving you
everything you need to make it to the winner's circle!

Check out the latest features of this year's top-end racing
machine, the Cyclone TC!

TOP FEATURESNew Large Pro Spec Ball Differential
Already available as an option part for previous Cyclone touring
car versions (#67720), the Pro Spec
Ball Diff is the ultimate racing diff! It is more durable, requires
less maintenance, and it's much lighter for faster acceleration.
The Pro Spec Ball Diff has wider spacing for the diff balls for low
stress and wear on the D-cut diff rings, it uses ceramic diff balls
(#67722) to go longer between
rebuilds, the outdrives are made from extra-light machined POM
(Polyoxymethylene) space-age plastic for rocketlike acceleration,
and for extra insurance it uses a newly designed titanium
nitride-coated diff screw and nut.

New 'Two-Way' Front One-Way Differential/Locking
Spool
For increased tuning options the Cyclone TC uses a front one-way
diff that can be simply converted to a locked spool by inserting
locking pins. This allows racers the option of using the same part
on large, sweeping courses and on tight, small tracks. You won't
need any extra parts in your spares box, the HB Two-Way is all you
need!

New 18T Centre Pulleys
The larger pulleys allow the drive belts to wrap around the larger
pulleys for extra acceleration and braking power. The drive ratio
is now 2.167 (previously 2.4375), making the drivetrain more
suitable for brushless motors, which have plenty of torque for
low-end power. Improved drivetrain efficiency is another bonus, so
you get more runtime and extra power from your existing
electronics!

New 2.0mm FRP Middle Block Deck
For increased lateral flexibility and rear traction, HB designers
chose a soft material for the middle block deck, going for
fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP). This represents the optimal choice
to give racers the precise amount of rear traction the Cyclone TC
needs for nearly all racing surfaces, giving you the advantage once
again over older car designs. You can always fine-tune the car to
your handling requirements by fitting the woven graphite or finned
aluminium middle block decks available for previous Cyclone
models.

New 2.5mm Main Chassis
The main chassis is still made from the highest quality woven
graphite available, to give you a solid foundation for getting your
suspension settings right from the very start. The new shape and
slightly tweaked layout enhance driving performance, plus the
extra-large holes under each diff prevent track debris from getting
caught up in the drivetrain.

New 2.0mm Upper Deck compatible with Adjustable Torsion
Control (ATC) Posts
The upper deck is made from the same top-quality woven graphite
laminate as the main chassis, however the upper deck is 0.5mm
thinner to enhance lateral stiffness and allow the car some 'give'
as the chassis twists around the curves.

The main new feature of the upper deck is that it is compatible
with our new Adjustable Torsion Control system, or ATC for short.
The ATC posts are 2-piece anodized aluminium posts that connect the
main chassis and upper deck with variable levels of stiffness.
These posts can be left unattached for free lateral movement of the
front end, giving you extra traction and steering control, or they
can be attached to the upper deck with o-rings of various densities
to adjust the level of chassis twist you want to get. You can also
use the posts in their 'solid' configuration to firmly attach the
front end of the upper deck to the main chassis. Yet another first
from Hot Bodies, to give you the best results on the track!

New Stronger Upper Bulkheads
To increase the strength and durability of the Cyclone TC in front-
and rear-end collisions, the upper bulkheads at both ends of the
car have been raised slightly and given longer reinforcing ribs
that extend to the top of the shock tower supports.

New Thicker Low-Mount Shock Towers
Fitting onto the upper bulkheads, the shock towers are made from
extra-thick 3.65mm woven graphite and feature several 'half-hole'
upper shock positions (7 in front, 8 in rear) to allow you to
fine-tune the handling of your car to any track condition. The
lower overall height of the shock towers allows you to slam
bodyshells on the chassis for less lift, faster cornering and more
top speed.

Note: because these shock towers feature a higher mounting point
and lower shock mount positions, they are not suitable for previous
versions of the Cyclone touring car.

New Reversible Suspension Arms
The suspension arms are made from the same super-tough material as
before, and now they feature extra shock mounts in 'half-hole'
increments, achieved by just flipping the arms! You get 5 different
shock mount positions on the rear arms, and 4 on the front, giving
you loads of tuning options when combined with the 8 upper shock
mount positions in the rear and 7 in the front.

New Easy-Adjust Sway Bar Holders
The sway bars feature new one-piece moulded mounts to make
installing and changing easier, plus the ends of the swaybars can
be minutely tweaked with simple height adjustments using hex-socket
ball ends. Being able to precisely adjust your swaybars is an
important feature that shouldn't be overlooked!

New Moulded Battery Tray
The new main chassis is equipped with a battery tray that allows
you to securely fit Ni-MH batteries as low as possible in the
chassis without going through the hassle and time of grinding or
filing the edges of the battery slots. Using a similar design as
the HB Cyclone 12 and D4, you'll find it easy to use and a great
time-saver!

New Universal Dogbones
We've replaced the universal dogones used in previous Cyclone
touring cars with a new design offering increased efficiency and
extra durability, giving you more confidence and extra insurance
when you're battling on the tough club racing circuits!

The Cyclone TC is the ultimate version of the top Hot Bodies
electric racer! With its solid racing pedigree, extra strength, and
extra tuning options, you can't beat this car!